"We come and talk to the mom and try to find out, what's the level of her abuse, what's the level of her addiction, what can we do to get her clean so that she can be in a position to take care of her baby, " Kovac explained.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

We can already see that many, many of the aging baby boomers, either poor, unskilled, unhealthy or some combination of the three, appear doomed.

FORBES: A Nation on the Precipice: Our Failed Retirement System (October 12, 2007)

While adequate weight gain during pregnancy is important for proper development of your baby, we now know that gaining too much weight is not good, as it can cause problems such as gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, increased risk of Caesarean section and infection, and more difficulty during labor.

CNN: How can I safely control my pregnancy weight gain?

And as your plan succeeds and you generate these jobs, and as baby boomers retire, we're going to need every single person of capacity to work that we can.

WHITEHOUSE: Town Hall in Los Angeles